The Mist...

[BuddyLee (Premo)]

Great film. Steven King films are usually awesome...until the end. For example, in It we're led to believe this supernatural serial killer clown is responsible for the murder of all the kids.

In the end it turns out to be none other than...

...a giant spider! Boooooring!

I very much liked the ending of The Mist. Very emotional, very riveting.

The film itself has an innumerable amount of themes; Religion, mob rule, human reaction, situational imprisonment, politics, and of course sacrifice.

I thought the casting and acting were spectacular. Thomas Jane, The Punisher, pulls in another noteworthy performance. The variety of characters definitely made the film.

The special effects are decent but not brilliant. There seems to be a hole in the plot as to where this mist came from or what the people are actually dealing with. Although it is hinted upon, it is not explained in great detail. This may lead the average horror/thriller viewer scratching their head in disappointment. One must, however, understand that almost all horror films have plot holes. That's what makes the great ones great, the unexplained. The Shining is just one example of this.

I don't actually purchase many films but I'll be adding this to my personal horror collection.

[desertrat (Premo)]

Originally Posted by BuddyLee

Great film. Steven King films are usually awesome...until the end. For example, in It we're led to believe this supernatural serial killer clown is responsible for the murder of all the kids.

In the end it turns out to be none other than...

...a giant spider! Boooooring!

I very much liked the ending of The Mist. Very emotional, very riveting.

The film itself has an innumerable amount of themes; Religion, mob rule, human reaction, situational imprisonment, politics, and of course sacrifice.

I thought the casting and acting were spectacular. Thomas Jane, The Punisher, pulls in another noteworthy performance. The variety of characters definitely made the film.

The special effects are decent but not brilliant. There seems to be a hole in the plot as to where this mist came from or what the people are actually dealing with. Although it is hinted upon, it is not explained in great detail. This may lead the average horror/thriller viewer scratching their head in disappointment. One must, however, understand that almost all horror films have plot holes. That's what makes the great ones great, the unexplained. The Shining is just one example of this.

I don't actually purchase many films but I'll be adding this to my personal horror collection.

I figured in the book that it added to the element of suspense, horror, mystery or whatever to not actually know what they were dealing with. King just hinted atsomething that happened to let something occur that changed our world in ways that the characters were trying to cope with and survive. Why go into details about "Project Arrowhead", what went wrong there and what it caused? In the book and in the movie we know no more than the characters. Kind of puts us in the same grocery store doesn't it? (By the way, have you been back to the storeroom lately?)

[BuddyLee (Premo)]

Originally Posted by desertrat

(By the way, have you been back to the storeroom lately?)

Yes, but I haven't seen the bag boy lately.

The more I think of it, this film reminds me of an old black and white Twilight Zone episode. Gotta' love those.

[boredincalvert]

Originally Posted by BuddyLee

Great film. Steven King films are usually awesome...until the end. For example, in It we're led to believe this supernatural serial killer clown is responsible for the murder of all the kids.

In the end it turns out to be none other than...

...a giant spider! Boooooring!

I very much liked the ending of The Mist. Very emotional, very riveting.

The film itself has an innumerable amount of themes; Religion, mob rule, human reaction, situational imprisonment, politics, and of course sacrifice.

I thought the casting and acting were spectacular. Thomas Jane, The Punisher, pulls in another noteworthy performance. The variety of characters definitely made the film.

The special effects are decent but not brilliant. There seems to be a hole in the plot as to where this mist came from or what the people are actually dealing with. Although it is hinted upon, it is not explained in great detail. This may lead the average horror/thriller viewer scratching their head in disappointment. One must, however, understand that almost all horror films have plot holes. That's what makes the great ones great, the unexplained. The Shining is just one example of this.

I don't actually purchase many films but I'll be adding this to my personal horror collection.

YAY! Someone else that likes the Mist....or even gave it a chance...the ending was one of the best that I'd seen in a while.

[desertrat (Premo)]

Originally Posted by boredincalvert

YAY! Someone else that likes the Mist....or even gave it a chance...the ending was one of the best that I'd seen in a while.

Watched it last night. I did like it and although I had heard the ending was quite different from the book, I think it was a darn good one. It really only took the plot a bit further along than the book did and brought better closure than the book, which really left you hanging.

[Toxick]

Originally Posted by BuddyLee

Great film. Steven King films are usually awesome...until the end. For example, in It we're led to believe this supernatural serial killer clown is responsible for the murder of all the kids.

In the end it turns out to be none other than...

...a giant spider! Boooooring!

Amen to that!

Particularly considering what It was in the book. It was a supernatural being, and the ending was very very good, with the whole ritual of chüd, and the Turtle and that stuff...

The movie was actually a pretty darn good interpretation until they got to the sewers - and it was all downhill from there. On one hand I can see why they went the way they did in the movie, on the other hand, that doesn't make it suck any less.


I also hated the filmization of the Tommyknockers. The Tommyknockers is one of my favorite King books, although it's typically among the least popular among fans. The casting for The Tommyknockers was inspired and well done, and the movie had great potential - and then it just plain sucked!

[aps45819 (Premo)]

Originally Posted by desertrat

Watched it last night. I did like it and although I had heard the ending was quite different from the book, I think it was a darn good one. It really only took the plot a bit further along than the book did and brought better closure than the book, which really left you hanging.

Watched it yesterday. First movie in a while where the characters were a LOT more scary than the monsters

[bresamil]

Originally Posted by Toxick

. It was a supernatural being, and the ending was very very good, with the whole ritual of chüd, and the Turtle and that stuff...

So this is linked into the Tower series?

I don't think the movies ever do the books justice.

[desertrat (Premo)]

Originally Posted by aps45819

Watched it yesterday. First movie in a while where the characters were a LOT more scary than the monsters

Expiation!

[Toxick]

Originally Posted by bresamil

So this is linked into the Tower series?

If I remember correctly, there are a couple of very small references to It in The Dark Tower, although it's not connected in the same manner as The Stand, Rose Madder, and Insomnia are.